Football League Play-offs
History
The current system of Play-offs was introduced in 1986-87, although there had been a system of Test Matches to decide promotion between Divisions 1 and 2 between 1892-93 and 1897-98. For the first couple of seasons of the play-offs three teams from the lower division played off against one from the higher division. The present format of four teams from the lower division playing off for a single promotion place was introduced in 1988-89, with a one-off final being introduced the following year. The seasons when Reading have reached the play-offs are as follows:
Division 1 1994-95 [details]
| SF | Tranmere Rovers | 1/0 | READING | 3/0 |
| SF | Wolverhampton W | 2/01 | Bolton Wanderers | 1/21 |
| F | READING | 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 |
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1 after extra time |
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Division 2 2000-01 [details]
| SF | Stoke City | 0/2 | Walsall | 0/4 |
| SF | Wigan Athletic | 0/1 | READING | 0/2 |
| F | READING | 21 | Walsall | 31 |
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1 after extra time |
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Division 1 2002-03 [details]
| SF | Nottingham Forest | 1/3 | Sheffield United | 1/4 |
| SF | Wolverhampton W | 2/1 | READING | 1/0 |
| F | Sheffield United | 0 | Wolverhampton W | 3 |
Football League Championship 2008-09 [details]
| SF | Preston North End | 1/0 | Sheffield United | 1/1 |
| SF | Burnley | 1/2 | READING | 0/0 |
| F | Burnley | 1 | Sheffield United | 0 |
Football League Championship 2010-11 [details]
| SF | Nottingham Forest | 0/1 | Swansea City | 0/3 |
| SF | READING | 0/3 | Cardiff City | 0/0 |
| F | READING | 2 | Swansea City | 4 |
Football League Championship 2016-17 [details]
| SF | Fulham | 1/0 | READING | 1/1 |
| SF | Huddersfield Town | 0/11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0/11 |
| F | READING | 02 | Huddersfield Town | 02 |
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1 after extra time, Huddersfield won 4-3 on penalties 2 after extra time, Huddersfield won 4-3 on penalties |
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Summary of Results
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P3/PL | |
| TOTAL | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 1.062 |
| HOME | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1.333 |
| AWAY | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 1.333 |
| NEUTRAL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 0.250 |
Results by Opponent
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P3 | ||
| 1 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| = | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| 7 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| 10 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |